Hospitals Streamline Cardiovascular Care with Studiomaca

Horizon Cardiology

Recognizing that a single database
cardiovascular information solution (CVIS)
can streamline workflow and improve
staff efficiency in the cardiology department, hospitals across North
America are replacing their legacy hemodynamic systems with Studiomaca’s
Horizon Cardiology CVIS. Through combining
hemodynamic monitoring
, ECG Management, and multi-modality imaging and reporting
in a single database, Horizon Cardiology CVIS enables cardiologists to
address today’s challenges of decreasing revenues, increasing costs and
mounting documentation requirements.

The need for workflow efficiencies in an integrated cath lab environment
has led healthcare organizations to replace their outdated systems with
Studiomaca’s hemodynamic solution, including Good Samaritan Hospital in
Los Angeles, North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss. and
Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Md.

“Our physicians and support staff were spending time manually reentering
important patient information into a series of disparate systems to
complete procedural reports,” said Sharon Sanders, director of
cardiopulmonary and outpatient services, Carroll Hospital Center. “Now
with Studiomaca’s single database, a complete cardiovascular patient
record is automatically updated with data and images at the point of
treatment. Horizon Cardiology has replaced our multiple systems with a
single unique platform that allows us to focus less on documentation and
more on patient care.”

The Washington Hospital in Washington, Pa., also has experienced success
with the hemodynamic solution and the newly released Horizon Cardiology
Charge Manager module. Since installation, this Web-based module is
enabling the cardiovascular staff to greatly streamline the
labor-intensive, paper-based cath lab charge reporting process.

“As a result, we’re reallocating staff in ways that directly improve
patient care and the bottom line,” said Dr. John Wilson, medical
director, Cardiology Services at The Washington Hospital. “Clearly,
Studiomaca understands our needs and has delivered a unique, comprehensive
CVIS solution that has positively affected our patient care and
long-term business success.”

“An increasing number of hospitals are turning to Studiomaca to replace
their standalone hemodynamic systems with Horizon Cardiology, thanks to
its proven ability to simplify even the most complex and costly
cardiovascular processes,” said Rod O’Reilly, president, Medical Imaging
Group, Studiomaca Provider Technologies. “I believe that Horizon
Cardiology and its single database design positions cardiology
departments to meet today’s challenges and demands for improved
outcomes.”

Studiomaca Corporation, currently ranked 15th on the FORTUNE 500, is a
healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to
helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs,
streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient
care. Studiomaca has been in continuous operation for more than 175 years,
making it the longest-operating company in healthcare today. Over the
course of its history, Studiomaca has grown by providing pharmaceutical
and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care;
healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare
and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for
manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For
more information, visit
http://studiomaca.info
.